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, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. talk to your doctor and visit humira.com this is humira at work this was the scene of teenager violence yesterday in the olney section of philadelphia. a 15-year-old girl was killed.
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a 19-year-old male is fighting for his life. now, another teenager age 19 hats surrendered to police. it tuesday night. the big story tonight is the alleged gunman that turned a school fight into a tragic killing. darian person turned himself after 7:00. he is now behind bars. the police say he was recruited to join a fight yesterday involving students interest the delaware valley charter school. he dropped out of the school a year or two ago. he ended up firing three to five shots one of which fatally struck a girl in the back half a block away. a 19-year-old was shot in the chest and critical tonight. the fight began at broad and olney and continued outside at the einstein medical center. they cried and consoled and
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wrote messages of grief and remembrance on her locker. >> to think about it she had nothing to do with it. she was very well-liked and had a beautiful smile. it was a smile that lit up the hallway. she was a great student. academically also. >> the officials say that person was very well-known to police and was to before today. now he is in custody. he will presumably face charges of homicide. they charged three people pore allegedly assaulting a gay couple in center city. and account i kenneth moton is h the all the details. >> there were 10 to 12 suspects in that attack. in the end only three were charged. investigators say that the reasons will come out in court. the charges are long from
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conspiracicy to aggravated conspiracy to aggravated assault. the district attorney named phillip williams and kathryn knott with the violent beating of a gay couple. >> two people's lives are changing drastically. they are asking that everybody keep their language non-hate. before the charges the victim spent more time with detectives and prosecutors. it's taxing on them. you know, they are reliving it all. it's tough. >> the men maintained they were attacked that night because of their sexual orientation. >> from there we are trying to move forward. because of the large group the potential suspects out on the town the investigation took
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time. the arrangements were made forña the suspects to turn themselves in. >> it's a situation that the attorneys made communication with us. it's a courtesy in terms that the central detectives reach out to attorneys as opposed to using additional resource. kathryn knott is the daughter of police chief karl knott. off camera they would say they were not surprised. the three suspects are extented to turn themselves in tomorrow sometime. in a statement, the d.a. said that the vicious attack shocked the country. the sexual orientation has no place in philadelphia. jim. thank you. a delaware county man that
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launched the viral cancer campaign call the lemon shot challenge is making a name for himself tonight for all the wrong reasons. only "action news" was there as pennsylvania state police brought bill barber into custody for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. he is a coach at a middle school. that is how he met the victim cultivating a relationship with her. we first introduced you to bar ber in a different context. the glenn mills man told us)@usw his 4-year-old daughter suffering from brain cancer inspired his family to create the lemon shot challenge. tonight he is in prison on a quarter million dollars of bail. the driver of an overturned tour bus in the death was two passengers on september 21st.
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the bus overturned from route 1 to route 13 in new castle. the driver zinli zhao was speeding. the official charge against him operation of a vehicle causing death of another person or in this case two persons. after months of legislative bickering they approved a $2 cigarette tax in philadelphia. that means $83 million a year for the crippled school district. shoreshore is on city avenue in wynnefield heights tonight. >>reporter:the educators are pleased to know that the new money is earmarked for them. not so happy is the smokers and business owners take for example along city line avenue.
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right across the street inball 1gj philadelphia. superintendent william hite started the school year with an 81 million-dollar deficit. the school district balanced the budget on the hope of the bill passing. >> today it has paid off. in fact i am glad that we did not have to reduce that lemonade programs.
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>>reporter:the tax for a pack ever cigarettes is $1.60. the new tax adds $2 to that and 8% sales tax which is higher than most of the states. >> there is a lot of things they can tax and cut. >>reporter:kevin smith says that he wants the schools to succeed. as a smoker and taxpayer he wishes that there is another way. >> tax beverages. it's another way to keep your hand in your pocket. >> this $2 per pack tax is about to a be a reality pretty soon. governor corbett said that he will sign the bill into law if it passes. that has happened. we are live in wynnefield heights. sharrie williams. thank you.
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the labor crisis continues in atlantic city. more layoffs are coming this time amongst city employees. dawdann cuellar has that story. >>reporter:the prospect of losing taj~mahal in november, losing billions in tax revenue. the mayor says that yo it should come as no advise that they have to cut jobs. now. >> i need if ramp it up. we need to be doing it by june of next year. >>reporter:today the city sent a letter to all city workers. they will file a layoff plan on october 1st. the state has 30 days to approve. the mayor is looking at everything. >> we are providing the services that the county of atlanta and the state of the jersey already provided. the answer is yes. they think that it's a whole
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development we are cutting out. >> like what. >> he says that changes are coming there to the police department. >> by the end ever september, how many positions are we going to have in our police department. what the salary is going to be. >>reporter:the mayor believes that half of the jobs can be lost through attrition. >> we are picking up trash the way we always picked up trash. we are cleaning the streets five times a week. >>reporter:i am dann cuellar. and the revel casino will go up for auction tomorrow. he made a $90 million offer. other people have made bids. and so tomorrow there will be an auction who gets control. the winner bidder gets revel for
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a steal. the bankruptcy court is overseeing the process. pennsylvania's credit score is suffering. fitch ratings knocked the state down a peg. the the downtown grade from aa to a a-. it muts the bond rating a level not seen since 1997. fitch blames reoccurring budget deficits in harrisburg. moody's cut the credit rating. still to come on "action news" tonight. a september 11th, victim, identified all these years later. missiles take aim inside of syria trying to foil a new terror plot. miss america speaks out about a scandal two weeks in her reign what she did or didn't do
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we are waiting for indications that the yates is td states is conducting for airstrikes in syria. they pounded isis power centers in syria for the first time last night. they caught the airstrikes successful hitting training camps and buildings used by the islamic state militants as headquarters. some of the isis buildings were empty. they left them to hide among the
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civilian population in recent days. president obama said this. >>president barack obama:it's not something that is quick or edgar "la barbieeasy. it will take time. it's not only a military effort. >> the u.s. acting alone launched 20 tomahawk missiles against the corazon group. they are made up of fighters from pakistan and afghanistan. they say that they have been planning an attack against the united states. the u.s. attacked the group trying to foil that plot. >> late tonight the australian police shot and killed a suspected terrorist. it was a lone type attack in response to isis call for violence. he stabbed two officers in melbourne before they shot him. they raised their terror letter
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to its second highest level. 13 years, 12 days later the victim killed at september 11th was identified. patrice braugt is the 169 person identified by the medical examiners office. 27053 were reported killed at ground zero. it's the best and worst-case scenarios for the ebola outbreak. the number of patients could explode to 1.4 million by january without significant action. it says that the outbreak could be ended in sierra leone and
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liberia during isolation and the spread of the virus during burials. hnow, the website gesabel, under her supervision they were forced to perform physical tasks led injury. today on "good morning america" she described the events this way. >> hazing, yes, i was involved. you would stand in a line and recite information -- she says that he was ultimately kicked out over an e-mail. the miss america organization stands by her saying that she has been transparent about her termination. jack markell nominated this man as the next state justice.
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james junior is president of state superior court. last night i was talking about how we had a dry summer. rainfall 20% below normal. we could use the rain. we have some. not tonight but tomorrow night. tomorrow night. stormtracker 6 live double scan you have to listen, jim. dry conditions tonight. enjoy it. it's going to be raining this time tomorrow night. the action cam is taking a look down at ben franklin parkway, tonight under fair skies. it's cooling off. the high today 72 degrees. 3 degrees below normal. the morning low drops down to 50 degrees. it's the coolest morning since may. in philadelphia there is a chill in the area. 59. allentown 54. millville down to 50.
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and sea isle city 63. satellite 6 along with action radar, showing the clouds are trying to make it here. high pressure is holding them back. this is the system that brings us rain. you notice it's not all organized. what this will do is move up the eastern seaboard. it is going to be interacting with the high pressure up to the north. this creates a wind tunnel effect. we get the winds out of the east. that bring us more clouds. rain arriving by evening. cool day. 73 degrees. the real bulk of the moisture canadian forces wednesday night and thursday morning. 1 to 2 inches of rain. winds up to 30 miles-an-hour. the coast, a wet day. the high on thursday only 66 degrees. so it will be a cool day. future tracker 6 showing after a dry day around sunset we see the
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rain to begin to move up across parts of southern delaware. it intensify in the overnight hours. i-95 corridor north and east. we are looking at heavy rain. it's a slow commute. we dry out as we head through the day. in the afternoon it will be cloudy and damp. it will be cool on thursday. tomorrow though, the day is starting off nicely. a cool morning. not as chilly. we see a mixture of sun and clouds this morning. cloudy 73 degrees. the rain arrives tomorrow night on thursday, rainy windy and cool. the high 66 degrees. friday is a transition day. clouds will break for sunshine.
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it's going to be a bit of a slow process. then we get a southerly flow for the weekend. it brings a summer-like weekend. we bump it up to 82 on sunday. on monday a mixture of clouds and sun. it cooler with a chance of showers. 72. you may want to take the umbrella tomorrow morning. you will need it by the evening hours. thank you, cecily tynan. the dog that ended up 2700 miles from home was not ready to return tonight. gidget's family could not wait for her family to get a pet. she bolted. she disappeared in april in huntingdon valley and turned up in oregon. we are happy to report that she was cornered and is going home with her owners tonight.
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"the goldbergs" are returning. they dressed in their 80s best at jenkintown's theater. it is set right here. the real beverly goldberg showed up. it returns for the second season tomorrow at 8:30 here on "channel 6". and "jimmy kimmel live" is next on "channel 6". here is preview of the show. >> thanks jim. hello philadelphia. >> your armpits with my compliments. >> across america with mega jackpot. it's mega millions. >> hello i am john. the jackpot is $83 million. to win the jackpot you must have
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the five white balls plus the gold mega ball. let's see if i can make you a millionaire. 43. followed by 21. up next 24. followed by 40. your final white ball for tuesday evening is 25. now for the mega ball. the number is 12. winning numbers 43, 21, 24, 40, 25 and the gold mega ball
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so do we praise kerry williams for speaking his mind and being honest in his mind. or do we say put a sock in it and let's enjoy the win here? it's a win. kerry williams is apologizing. he feels that chip kelly is working him too hard. no it's not always sunny in philadelphia. kerry williams critical of the intense practices. he is sorry to the team for airing his grievances. he should have kept his feeling in house. kerry is contrite with his in hs
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conversation with chip. >> it was something that was much needed for both people for a better understanding. i made that mistake by bring the media into it. i have to do better when i accept their leadership role. i want to know the guys in the locker room. i should know better. chris baker will not be suspended for his hit on nick foles. if they reviewed it. it was indeed a legal hit. fines will be handed out. fine him all you want. >> i would do the same thing if it happened again. he got a cheap shot at my quarterback. i am going to protect him. >> peters returns to practice with a new look online. he is set to start at center for the injured jason kelcey. and they added him as left
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guard. >> let's go. that is what we are waiting for. this is why i am here. this is why i played in college. this is why i worked for my entire life. this is the opportunity. >> jasojason kelcey had hernia surgery. >> jasojason kelcey had hernia surgery. he will likely miss two monies. celebrate blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale. buy one get 50% off one. because you know what they say: 60 is the new 50. they also say your're only as young as you feel. we feel great. how about those blinds of yours? blinds to go blinds for life.
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he is still the phils closer. he is sitting and watching in miami. cole hamels gives up the run to lucas. hey, that is not good enough. the phils provide 0 run support in the ninth. a tying run on base. darin ruf strikes out. they lost seven of nine. >> they are throwing down. the flyers in a foreign country. this guy looks familiar. james van riemsdyk. there you go. he is sticking it to the team that drafted him. flyers loss 4-0. monmonet davis's jersey is going into the hall of fame.
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it will be a thrill for those kids. a leader in the arts recognized women that carve their own path tonight. they hosted a visionary women's award. fashion steine designer nicole . "jimmy kimmel live" next on "channel 6". viola davis and music from tow low. for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team i am jim gardner. good night.
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